Excelencia in Education certified these colleges and universities for intentionally SERVING Latino students and for demonstrating positive student outcomes. Seal of Excelencia certified institutions represented less than 1% of colleges/universities yet enrolled 15% of Latino and 7% of all students, and graduated 17% of Latino and 7% of all students. LEARN MORE Seal of Excelencia Certified Institutions The 45 colleges and universities that have earned the Seal of Excelencia are identifying opportunities to innovate and building momentum on campus for continuous improvement in student success. Together, they model the transformation higher education needs to ensure access to excellence for Latino, and all, students — and strengthen our nation’s civic leadership and workforce. Seal of Excelencia Certified Institutions Institutions that earn the Seal of Excelencia began the journey to more intentionally serve Latino, and all, students before certification and have successfully demonstrated institution-wide investment in continuous improvement in student success by aligning data, practice, and leadership. Institution Name Certified State California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 2025-2028 California California State University-East Bay 2024-2027 California California State University-Long Beach 2023-2026 California California State University-Los Angeles 2023-2026 California California State University-Northridge 2023-2026 California Page 1 of 4 Seal of Excelencia Recertified Institutions Institutions that pursue Seal recertification after their first three-year certification concludes show sustained progress by advancing strategies, strengthening practices, and setting measurable goals that deepen their positive impact on Latino, and all, student success. Institution Name Recertified State California State University-Fresno 2024-2027 California California State University-Fullerton 2024-2027 California California State University-Sacramento 2023-2026 California City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College 2024-2027 Illinois Long Beach City College 2023-2026 California Page 1 of 4 Intentionally Thriving Institutions Intentionally Thriving Institutions continue their journey of more than six years and demonstrate positive impact beyond the educational pathway by investing in strategies and practices that prepare Latino, and all, students for success after graduation and connect them to the workforce. Institution Name Intentionally Thriving State Arizona State University 2025-2028 Arizona Austin Community College District 2025-2028 Texas California State University-Channel Islands 2025-2028 California Florida International University 2025-2028 Florida Grand Valley State University 2025-2028 Michigan Page 1 of 2 These trendsetting colleges and universities are leading transformation by ensuring students receive a quality education of value, using the Seal of Excelencia framework as a model that measures both outcomes and intentionality. This approach holds institutions accountable for continuous improvement, recognizes long-term progress, and requires deep, data-informed commitments that demonstrate institutions are evolving from just enrolling to intentionally serving Latino, and all, students. Are you ready to join this community of trendsetting institutions transforming higher education? BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY

Excelencia in Action (E-Action) network is a diverse group of college and university presidents and chancellors who have committed to making their institutions learning environments where Latino students thrive. They are part of the Excelencia network and collaborate with Excelencia in Education to leverage collective expertise and resources, foster partnerships, and amplify current efforts at the national level. Excelencia in Action The Excelencia in Action (E-Action) network is a diverse group of college and university presidents and chancellors as well as program leaders across the country committed to joining a community of common cause and transforming their campuses to become learning environments where Latino, and all, students thrive. They are part of the Excelencia network and collaborate with Excelencia in Education to leverage collective expertise and resources, foster partnerships, and amplify current efforts at the national level. For enrollment and other questions, please email E-Action@EdExcelencia.org . The E-Action network represents only 6% of colleges and universities, but it enrolls 34% and graduates 36% of Latino students nationwide. LEARN MORE Filter by State Select State Filter by Part of a System Select Part of a System Abilene Christian University Phil Schubert President Arizona State University Michael Crow President Bunker Hill Community College Pam Y. Eddinger President California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Richard Carvajal President California State University-Bakersfield Vernon B. Harper Jr. President California State University-Fresno Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval President California State University-Northridge Erika Beck President Central New Mexico Community College Tracy Hartzler President City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Andres Oroz President Columbia Basin College Rebekah Woods President Dalton State College John M. Fuchko III President Estrella Mountain Community College Rey Rivera President Adams State University David A. Tandberg President Arizona Western College Daniel Corr President CUNY Hunter College Nancy Cantor President California State University, Dominguez Hills Thomas A. Parham President California State University-Channel Islands Sue Andrzejewski Interim President California State University-Fullerton Ronald Rochon President California State University-Sacramento Luke Wood President Cerritos College José Fierro President Clarkson College Andreia Nebel President Columbia Gorge Community College Kenneth Lawson President Dominican University Glena Temple President Evergreen Valley College Vinicio J. López President Aims Community College Leah Bornstein President Aurora University Susana Rivera-Mills President CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College ** President California State University, Monterey Bay Vanya Quiñones President California State University-Chico Stephen Perez President California State University-Long Beach Andrew Jones President California State University-San Bernardino Tomás Morales President City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Daniel López President Coastline College Vince Rodriguez President Community College of Rhode Island Rosemary Costigan President EDP University of Puerto Rico Gladys Nieves Vázquez President Fairleigh Dickinson University Michael Avaltroni President Albizu University Nelson Soto President Austin Community College District Russell Lowery-Hart Chancellor California Lutheran University John Nunes President California State University, Stanislaus Britt Rios-Ellis President California State University-East Bay Cathy Sandeen President California State University-Los Angeles Berenecea Johnson Eanes President California State University-San Marcos Ellen J. Neufeldt President City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Peggy Korellis Interim President College of Lake County Lori Suddick President Cuyahoga Community College Michael Baston President Elgin Community College Peggy Heinrich President Felician University Mildred Mihlon President 1 2 3 4 1 ... 1 2 3 4 ... 4

Glena Temple is President of Dominican University and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page Dominican University Glena Temple President Institution website: https://www.dom.edu/ Bio Page: https://www.dom.edu/about-dominican/office-president Glena Temple is President of Dominican University and part of Excelencia in Action network.

Launched in 2004 in the nation’s capital, Excelencia in Education leads a national network of results-oriented educators and policymakers to tap the talents of the Latino community and address the U.S. economy’s needs for a highly educated workforce and engaged civic leaders. With this network, Excelencia accelerates Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, informing educational policies with a Latino lens, and advancing evidence-based practices. Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino, and all, student success, enhancing our workforce, leadership, and economy. LEARN MORE Our Tactical Plan for Latino Student Success How does Excelencia advance Latino, and all, student success in higher education? Inform Excelencia uses a Latino lens to inform and compel action to serve Latino, and all, students. LEARN MORE Promote Excelencia brings attention to what works to improve Latino student success amongst all students served. LEARN MORE Organize Excelencia organizes leaders with a common cause of accelerating Latino student success to benefit all. LEARN MORE Advocate Excelencia advocates for action and investment that intentionally serves Latino, and all, students. LEARN MORE Ensuring America’s Future: Latino College Completion 2023 Increasing Latino and other post-traditional students' college completion is key to future prosperity. Excelencia in Education remains committed to ensuring America’s future by increasing Latino college completion. Excelencia’s most recent analysis of public data on enrollment, degree completion, and degree attainment shows that degree completion gaps have increased between Latino students and their White peers. To close the gap in degree completion, the United States requires a tactical plan to reach the Latino degree attainment goal of 6.2 million degrees earned by 2030. This plan must include strategies to help Latinos accelerate degree completion while supporting increased attainment for all students. LEARN MORE HSI Lists: 2023-24 What is included in Excelencia’s release and how can I learn more using this analysis? 602 HSIs Hispanic-Serving Institutions LEARN MORE 418 eHSIs Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions LEARN MORE 257 gHSIs Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Graduate Programs LEARN MORE Factbook Learn more from Excelencia’s summary of HSIs, eHSIs, and gHSIs in the HSIs Factbook . LEARN MORE Dashboard Explore the 2023-24 data on HSIs in Excelencia’s new HSI interactive dashboard. LEARN MORE Infographic Visualize fast facts with Excelencia’s 2023-24 HSIs Infographic . LEARN MORE StoryMap Learn more about the 30-year evolution of HSIs through Excelencia’s HSI StoryMap. LEARN MORE Seal of Excelencia Certified Institutions In 2025, five institutions earned the Seal of Excelencia , five earned recertification, and eight were recognized with the new Intentionally Thriving Institution certification, recognizing their continuing journey to intentionally serve Latino, and all, students, and emphasizing their impact in preparing students for and connecting them to the workforce. These 18 institutions belong to a community of 45 trendsetting colleges and universities that have earned the Seal by demonstrating intentionality and impact in serving Latino, and all, students through data, practice, and leadership. LEARN MORE 2025 Examples of Excelencia Announced After a rigorous review process, four programs are recognized as national exemplars of evidence-based practices that improve student success in higher education. Learn about the 2025 Examples: General Motors Automotive Service Education Program (GM ASEP) , Cerritos College - Norwalk, CA (Associate Level) ÁNDALE Latino Research Training Program , California State University, Long Beach - Long Beach, CA (Baccalaureate Level) Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative , University of Illinois Chicago - Chicago, IL (Graduate Level) Avanza RGV , Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) - Mercedes, TX (CBO Level) Learn more about the 2025 Examples of Excelencia. Latest from Excelencia Stay informed with the latest research and analysis from Excelencia . Expand Your Knowledge with Excelencia How does intentionally SERVING Latino students benefit our society? Latinos are a young, fast-growing population, yet degree completion gaps have increased between Latinos and their White peers. Excelencia’s analysis shows that closing the gap in degree completion by accelerating Latino student success while increasing all student success will strengthen America’s workforce and civic leadership. See Our Analysis How can we inform educational practice and policy to facilitate positive change on behalf of Latino students? Excelencia’s research provides a basis of information on the status of Latino students in higher education from which to compel positive action by institutional leaders and measure progress toward accelerating Latino student success while increasing all student success. From Latino enrollment and workforce participation, to how Latino students pay for college, to mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) , this research informs and compels action. Explore Our Interactive Dashboard What works to improve Latino degree attainment, and how can we expand these practices? In 2005, we launched Examples of Excelencia — the only national, data-driven effort to recognize programs with evidence of effectiveness in increasing Latino student success amongst all served and, by doing so, facilitating access to excellence for all students. Since its inception, Excelencia has reviewed over 2,500 program submissions and recognized over 400 programs for their proven impact. Contact us if you’d like to connect with evidence-based programs or learn more about their work and impact. How does Excelencia catalyze institutional transformation for student success in higher education? In addition to building the Excelencia in Action network, our capacity building opportunities and Seal of Excelencia certification support and reinforce institutional capacity to intentionally SERVE Latino, and all, students using comprehensive strategies that align data, practice, and leadership. Discover the Seal What are Excelencia’s policy priorities for supporting Latino student success in higher education? Excelencia focuses on four policy priorities for closing gaps in degree attainment and increasing educational and economic opportunity for Latino and post-traditional students while increasing all student success in higher education: 1) workforce, 2) institutional capacity, 3) college affordability, and 4) retention and transfer. Review Our Policy Agenda

Kelly R. Damphousse is President of Texas State University and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page Texas State University Kelly R. Damphousse President Institution website: https://www.txst.edu/ Bio Page: https://news.txst.edu/inside-txst/2022/tsus-damphousse.html Kelly R. Damphousse is President of Texas State University and part of Excelencia in Action network.

Since 2004, Excelencia has been the national leader in developing strategic research guided by the experiences and realities of today's Latino and other post-traditional students to inform action by community and institutional leaders and policy makers that facilitates institutional change. Research and Policy Since 2004, Excelencia has been the national leader in developing strategic research guided by the experiences and realities of today's Latino and other post-traditional students to inform action by community and institutional leaders and policy makers that facilitates institutional change for student success in higher education. Excelencia uses a Latino lens to bring to the forefront what we know about Latino student success, what works to improve it, and what decision makers can do. Excelencia in Education’s Policy Priorities: 2025 Now is a pivotal moment for our country, our students, and our institutions of higher education. Higher education remains a key driver of economic growth, civic engagement, and social mobility. For Latino students—and all students—to achieve economic prosperity, institutional, state, and federal policies must center on their realities: their needs, educational pathways, and contributions to the country’s workforce and economy. Excelencia’s policy agenda advocates for accelerating Latino student success while increasing all student success to close gaps in degree attainment based on the current profile of Latinos in higher education. Four policy issues were continually raised among leading institutions committed to supporting Latino, and all, student success: 1) workforce , 2) institutional capacity , 3) college affordability , and 4) retention and transfer. Learn More LEARN MORE Workforce Learn More LEARN MORE College Affordability Learn More LEARN MORE Institutional Capacity Learn More LEARN MORE Retention and Transfer LEARN MORE Applying a Latino lens to higher education policy and practice Excelencia’s community understands and addresses contemporary higher education issues using a Latino lens. Read the latest perspectives on policies and practices impacting Latino, and all, student success from across the Excelencia network. READ MORE How does Excelencia in Education approach policy to accelerate Latino student success? Excelencia believes that good policy is informed by good practice. The ability to intentionally SERVE Latino, and all, students at scale requires knowing what works to accelerate Latino student while increasing all student success in a contemporary way with the most up-to-date Latino student profile. Research Library Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino student success in higher education while increasing all student success by promoting Latino student achievement and informing educational policies with a Latino lens. Since the organization’s founding, Excelencia has been the leading information source on Latinos in higher education, making our research and policy priorities available for the public to inform and compel action on Latino enrollment, completion, and workforce nationally. Find information on Latinos and education pathways, financial aid, institutional practices, student success, workforce, HSI related research, and more. Refine your search of Excelencia’s research by using the filters on the right. How Institutions Can Use AI to Intentionally Serve Latino, and All, Students March 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how institutions design pathways to opportunity, conduct research, and deliver student support. As the youngest and fastest growing, and increasingly AI-engaged population, institutions can use AI responsibly and intentionally to improve education for Latino, and all, students. Read More Latinos and the Future Workforce March 2026 Higher education has a responsibility to prepare students for a competitive, evolving workforce, yet gaps in access to quality education and career pathways persist. Latino students, the fastest-growing college-going group, are central to the nation’s economy. As more jobs require postsecondary credentials, institutions and employers must intentionally prepare, connect, and invest in Latino, and all, students to meet the nation's economic and civic needs. Read More Latinos in Teaching and Learning March 2026 Excellence in teaching directly impacts persistence, graduation, and post-completion outcomes for the post-traditional majority of students. Latinos represent a majority of these students–often balancing work, family, and financial responsibilities as they persist along their educational pathway. Investing in evidence-based teaching techniques, inclusive learning environments, and structured academic support prepares students with the skills and knowledge to succeed and compete in the workforce. Read More Finding Your Workforce: Linking College Completion with U.S. Workforce Needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) March 2026 Latino talent is vital to our workforce—particularly in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), where innovation and creativity converge to drive economic growth. As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates changes across industries, the future of work will rely on an interdisciplinary workforce that pairs technical expertise with uniquely human capabilities like creativity and collaboration. Integrating the arts into STEM is essential for national competitiveness; however, Latinos remain significantly underrepresented in these high-wage, high-growth sectors. Read More Finding Your Workforce: The Top 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos in STEAM Across all Degree Levels March 2026 Latino talent is vital to our workforce—particularly in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), where innovation and creativity converge to drive economic growth. This is a summary analysis and list of the top 25 institutions graduating Latino students in STEAM across science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Read More REFINE YOUR SEARCH Filter by Issue Area Education Pathways Financial Aid Institutional Practices Student Success Workforce Filter by Collections Compilation Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions Finding Your Workforce Hispanic-Serving Institutions Latino College Completion Policy Puerto Rico What Works Filter by Content Type Fact Sheet HSIs Dashboard Infographic Publication StoryMap on HSIs 1 2 3 ... 16 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ... 16

Excelencia’s community understands and addresses contemporary higher education issues uses a Latino lens. Read the latest perspectives on policies and practices impacting Latino student success from across the Excelencia network. Excelencia's Perspectives < Return to the Research and Policy Page Applying a Latino lens to higher education policy and practice Excelencia’s community understands and addresses contemporary higher education issues using a Latino lens. Read the latest perspectives on policies and practices impacting Latino, and all, student success from across the Excelencia network. For more insight into Latino student success trends in higher education, visit Excelencia’s Medium page. In recent weeks, we’ve seen the current administration refuse to defend and, later, seek to end funding for Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) grant programs, arguing that they are racially discriminatory. Read Excelencia's latest case for HSIs and learn more about how these programs constitute a strategic, competitive, capacity-building investment in institutions that disproportionately educate America’s fastest-growing student population and why supporting them is a strategic investment in our democracy. The Case for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): Opportunity Meeting Talent By: Deborah A. Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education Read Now | Sep 15, 2025 · 4 min read America’s Economic Future: Latinos and the Institutions that Serve Them By: Lily Cuellarsola, Excelencia in Education Latinos, one of the fastest-growing and youngest U.S. demographics, are uniquely positioned to shape America’s future. This post explores Latinos’ rapid population growth, rising college enrollment, the challenges of the demographic cliff, and strategies to invest in their success amongst all served to meet workforce needs and secure our nation’s economic future. Read Now | Jan 8, 2025 · 7 min read Latino Students are Key to Our Nation’s Prosperity By: Lily Cuellarsola & Cassandra Arroyo, Excelencia in Education Accelerating Latino degree attainment while all groups increase is key to our nation’s prosperity. Latinos, now making up about one in five Americans, represent the growing majority of college students today and face unique circumstances that institutions must address to support their success. This analysis explores the Latino student profile, how they pay for college, their degree attainment, their workforce participation, and the institutions uniquely positioned to serve them. Read Now | Jun 5, 2024 · 8 min read Funding America’s Future: Larger Endowments Could Help HSIs Further Accelerate Latino Student Success By: Sami R. Nour, Excelencia in Education Endowments are important resources that provide institutions with opportunities to invest in students and programs. Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are less likely to have an endowment compared to other colleges and universities. For HSIs that do have an endowment, their funds tend to be smaller than those at other institutions. Our new analysis explores endowments at HSIs and what it means for investing in students. Read Now | Jun 13, 2023 · 9 min read The number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) is increasing again. By: Deborah Santiago, Emily Labandera, and Sami R. Nour, Excelencia in Education This year, 571 colleges and universities meet the enrollment definition of a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) — up from 559 last year, when the number decreased for the first time in two decades due to enrollment declines, institutional closings, and consolidation brought on by the pandemic. Our new analysis explores how and why the number of HSIs is growing again. Read Now | Mar 30, 2023 · 6 min read Beyond an HSI Designation: Exploring Strategic Practices for Grant Participation By: Cassandra Arroyo and Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education The competitive nature of HSI federal funding has increased the importance for HSIs to plan effectively for grant competitions and utilize funds sustainably. This analysis explores strategic practices from six HSIs for participating in Title V grant competitions and moving beyond an HSI designation to intentionally serve Latino and other low-income students. Read Now | Mar 23, 2023 · 6 min read Resilience: Surviving, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding in Times of Trouble By: Rafael Ramírez Rivera, Acting President Inter American University of Puerto Rico Rafael Ramírez Rivera, Acting President of Inter American University of Puerto Rico, shares his definition of institutional resilience and lessons that U.S. mainland institutions can learn from Puerto Rican universities when it comes to surviving, stabilizing, and rebuilding in times of trouble in the wake of Hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Fiona, an unprecedented series of earthquakes, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Now | Mar 21, 2023 · 6 min read Institutional Resilience in Puerto Rico By: Sami R. Nour, Deborah Santiago, Emily Labandera, and Cassandra Arroyo, Excelencia in Education This new analysis examines the island’s universities as accelerators of economic mobility for Latino students and their communities, demonstrating how Puerto Rican institutions offer a better return on investment in higher education for low-income students than can be achieved almost anywhere else in the U.S. Read Now | Mar 2, 2023 · 9 min read

Excelencia has tracked and developed lists of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), eHSIs, and gHSIs for 29 years—academic years 1994-95 through 2022-23. HSIs Database for Researchers < Return to HSIs Main Page Excelencia in Education has tracked and developed lists of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging Hispanic-Serving institutions (eHSIs), and Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Graduate Programs (gHSIs) for 30 years—academic years 1994-95 through 2023-24. These three datasets (HSIs, eHSIs, and gHSIs) are unique—they do not exist elsewhere. Excelencia is making them publicly available for a nominal fee with the intent to benefit the field of higher education, as more research is needed about these institutions that enroll significant numbers of Latino, and all, students. COMPLETE FORM Suggested Citation and Agreement Excelencia in Education analysis using U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 1994-2023 Fall Enrollment, Institutional Characteristics, and Completions Surveys. The Researcher agrees: That they will not release data provided by Excelencia in Education to any other individuals, institutions, or organizations, without Excelencia in Education’s written permission; That the views expressed are their own and do not reflect the opinions or views of Excelencia in Education; Excelencia in Education is not responsible for any views presented, errors or omissions by the Researcher in using the HSIs, Emerging HSIs, and, HSIs with Graduate programs lists; That data files will not be released to the Researcher until payment is made to Excelencia in Education; and, To use the suggested citation crediting Excelencia in Education.

For 20 years, Excelencia has conducted and released its annual analysis that provides insight on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging HSIs (eHSIs), and HSIs with Graduate Programs (gHSIs). Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) For over 20 years, Excelencia in Education has conducted and released its annual analysis that provides insight on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging HSIs (eHSIs), and HSIs with Graduate Programs (gHSIs). Excelencia in Education leadership has worked with, studied, and learned from institutions meeting the HSI criteria over the years. Along the way, Excelencia : developed a methodology for creating a list of HSIs; created and popularized the category of Emerging Hispanic-Serving institutions (eHSIs); added the development of lists for Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Graduate programs (gHSIs); produced analysis, lists, and briefs to better understand Latino, and all, student success; and, engaged communities of HSIs committed to more intentionally serve their students. HSI Lists: 2023-24 What is included in Excelencia’s release and how can I learn more using this analysis? 602 HSIs Hispanic-Serving Institutions LEARN MORE 418 eHSIs Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions LEARN MORE 257 gHSIs Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Graduate Programs LEARN MORE Factbook Learn more from Excelencia’s summary of HSIs, eHSIs, and gHSIs in the HSIs Factbook . LEARN MORE Dashboard Explore the 2023-24 data on HSIs in Excelencia’s new HSI interactive dashboard. LEARN MORE Infographic Visualize fast facts with Excelencia’s 2023-24 HSIs Infographic . LEARN MORE StoryMap Learn more about the 30-year evolution of HSIs through Excelencia’s HSI StoryMap. LEARN MORE Webinar: 30 Years of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) As the leading independent source of information on HSIs, Excelencia convened college and university leaders for an important discussion about the critical role of HSIs and 30 years of federal funding. Moderator : Deborah Santiago , Co-Founder and CEO, Excelencia in Education Panelists : Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval , President, California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) Michael Gutierrez , President, Hartnell College Janine Janosky , President, Richard J. Daley College, City Colleges of Chicago DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION College Affordability: Insights and Solutions from Texas Students and Postsecondary Leaders This brief builds on 20 years of Excelencia in Education’s research on Latino students and college affordability, incorporating insights from Texas policy, institutional leaders, and student experiences. It provides timely information on: How Latino students in Texas make cost-conscious decisions and use financial aid to pay for college. How forward-thinking Texas institutions are working to make college more affordable for Latino, and all, students. How policy in Texas influences institutional practices and student access, and how it can further improve college affordability and student success. LEARN MORE Expand Your Knowledge about HSIs with Excelencia What are Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and how have they evolved? Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) first received federal funding in 1995–three years after being initially included in the Higher Education Act. HSIs are defined in federal legislation as accredited, degree-granting public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education with 25% or more total undergraduate Hispanic full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment. Since the organization’s founding, Excelencia in Education has released its annual analysis on this critical group of institutions enrolling and graduating Latino and other post-traditional students. In 2023-24, there were 602 HSIs, located in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These institutions represent 20% of all colleges and universities yet enroll 30% of all undergraduates and 64% of all Latino undergraduates. What is the purpose of HSIs? The classification of HSIs was formally recognized in federal legislation for capacity-building support to improve academic quality and access to excellence at institutions with a high concentration of Latino students. While HSIs, by definition, have student bodies that are at least 25% Hispanic, they serve students of various backgrounds. How are HSIs funded? Institutions are not guaranteed any funding because they meet HSI enrollment criteria. Rather, they are eligible for competitive grants and must demonstrate the quality and merit of their work. Federal funding earned through competitive HSI grants does not require use exclusively or specifically for Hispanic students. It may be used to serve all students. In 30 years, only about one-third of institutions that meet the enrollment definition of HSIs have received funding under Title V. What have we learned about HSIs from Excelencia ? Excelencia in Education’s first publication in 2004 was “Latino Student Success at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.” And we have continued examining HSIs and their role in Latino, and all, student success in higher education ever since to frame issues, contexts, understanding and opportunities. For example, we created the emerging HSI indicator in 2009 based on our analysis of concentrated enrollment and institutional effort for intentionally serving Latinos amongst all. What data can researchers access to do their own research on HSIs? Excelencia in Education is making three datasets available over the years of HSIs, Emerging HSIs, and HSIs with Graduate programs for researchers to conduct their own analysis for a nominal fee. Learn More Where are HSIs located now and and how has this evolved? Excelencia's interactive StoryMap provides an interactive set of story maps that visualize the representation of HSIs by growth, sector, and geography. Explore Our StoryMap What are Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions? Excelencia in Education created the term "Emerging HSIs" as a way to track institutions on their way to becoming an HSI. Emerging HSIs are defined as public or not-for-profit degree granting institutions with 15-24.9% Latino undergraduate full-time equivalent enrollment. Learn More What are Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Graduate Programs? Of the 602 Hispanic-Serving Institutions in 2023-24, 257 offer graduate degrees (169 offer doctoral degrees as the highest degree, 69 offer master’s degrees, and 19 offer a post-master’s certificate). Learn More All HSIs Resources Since the organization’s founding, Excelencia has released its annual analysis on this critical group of institutions enrolling and graduating Latino, and all, students, including research on: The latest list of HSIs, Emerging HSIs, and HSIs with Graduate Programs Excelencia’s methodology for creating a list of HSIs The 2023-24 data on HSIs in Excelencia’s HSI interactive dashboard The evolution of HSIs through Excelencia’s HSI StoryMap Scroll by using the arrows below to navigate through all research available.

Excelencia's mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education— to enhance our workforce, leadership, economy, and Ensure America’s Future. Workforce Excelencia in Education's mission is to accelerate Latino student success while increasing all student success in higher education—from college-to-career by strengthening pathways into the workforce, improving post-completion outcomes, and advancing the talent that drives our nation’s economy. Click on the tabs below to explore. FINDING YOUR WORKFORCE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TOP 25 INSTITUTIONS PARTNER Latino talent is vital to our workforce—particularly in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), where innovation and creativity converge to drive economic growth. As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates changes across industries, the future of work will rely on an interdisciplinary workforce that pairs technical expertise with uniquely human capabilities like creativity and collaboration. Integrating the arts into STEM is essential for national competitiveness; however, Latinos remain significantly underrepresented in these high-wage, high-growth sectors. This brief is Excelencia’s roadmap for both employers and institutions to take action to ensure America’s future by advancing Latino talent, and highlighting the Top 25 institutions at each credential level as leading places to recruit and source this talent. The top 5 institutions awarding STEAM credentials to Latinos across all credential levels are: Miami Dade College in Florida (FL) Dallas College (TX) Central New Mexico Community College (NM) Valencia College (FL) Lone Star College System (TX) LEARN MORE Executive Summary Read this Executive Summary for insights on how Latino talent is vital to our workforce—particularly in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), where innovation and creativity converge to drive economic growth. As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates changes across industries, the future of work will rely on an interdisciplinary workforce that pairs technical expertise with uniquely human capabilities like creativity and collaboration. Integrating the arts into STEM is essential for national competitiveness; however, Latinos remain significantly underrepresented in these high-wage, high-growth sectors. This executive summary highlights Latino participation in the STEAM education-to-workforce pipeline and actionable strategies for institutions and employers to close persistent gaps in access, completion, and workforce outcomes. LEARN MORE The Top 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos in STEAM Across all Degree Levels Latino talent is vital to our workforce—particularly in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), where innovation and creativity converge to drive economic growth. As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates changes across industries, the future of work will rely on an interdisciplinary workforce that pairs technical expertise with uniquely human capabilities like creativity and collaboration. Integrating the arts into STEM is essential for national competitiveness; however, Latinos remain significantly underrepresented in these high-wage, high-growth sectors. This companion piece summarizes the Top 25 institutions graduating Latino students in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics) across all credential levels (certificate, associate, bachelor's, master’s, and doctorate). LEARN MORE Excelencia in Education's Finding Your Workforce: Linking College Completion with U.S. Workforce Needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) was developed in partnership with the Global Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Equity Innovation Hub at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Advancing Post-Completion Success Post-Completion Success: How Leading HSIs Are Transforming Career Readiness As the Latino population grows, their educational and career success is tied to the nation’s economic prosperity. Despite current discourse that calls to question the value of higher education today, research continues to show that a college degree increases lifetime earnings, job stability, and long-term well-being. For Latino students, degrees can transform life trajectories—not only for individuals but for entire families. Strengthening pathways from college to career for Latino, and all, students is key to our country, future workforce, and advancing economic mobility. In this brief, Excelencia in Education identified three key post-completion strategies from engaging with institutions in the Excelencia in Action network—preparing Latino, and all, students for success beyond graduation, linking them to meaningful workforce opportunities, and measuring post-completion outcomes. LEARN MORE Expand Your Knowledge about Workforce with Excelencia How does data on Latino college completion inform U.S. workforce needs? Data inform the profile of Latino students in higher education and the institutions graduating them. As Latino college enrollment and completion continue to rise nationwide, understanding these trends is essential to meeting current and future workforce demands and strengthening the country’s economic competitiveness. How do we close the opportunity gap and why does this matter for the workforce? Closing the opportunity gap requires a tactical plan for accelerating, not just increasing, Latinos’ degree attainment. Latino students represent a young, fast-growing group of college-goers and are central to the nation’s future workforce. Investing in Latino college completion strengthens the talent, expands access to skilled workers across sectors, and ensures the U.S. can meet its future civic leadership and workforce needs How are leading Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) supporting Latino, and all, students beyond degree completion? HSIs are expanding their commitment to Latino student success beyond enrollment and graduation by intentionally incorporating workforce preparation and post-completion efforts into their institutional efforts and strategic plans. Through career-aligned learning, partnerships with employers, and pathways from college to career, HSIs are helping Latino, and all, graduates transition into the workforce. All Workforce Resources This compilation of publications represents work Excelencia has released in relation to Latinos in the workforce in the following categories: Latinos in the Workforce HSIs and Workforce Post-Completion Efforts at HSIs Finding Your Workforce Latino College Completion Scroll by using the arrows below to navigate through all research available.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming education, and institutions can use AI responsibly and enhance pathways, research, and student support for Latino, and all, students. < Back How Institutions Can Use AI to Intentionally Serve Latino, and All, Students Excelencia in Education March 2026 DOWNLOADS/LINKS Fact Sheet SHARE RESEARCH LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Copy link Overview Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how institutions design pathways to opportunity, conduct research, and deliver student support. As the youngest and fastest growing, and increasingly AI-engaged population, institutions can use AI responsibly and intentionally to improve education for Latino, and all, students. This factsheet highlights how AI is reshaping education and actionable strategies for institutions to responsibly leverage AI to improve education, workforce readiness, and student support for Latino, and all, students. Latinos demonstrate strong engagement with emerging AI technologies, offering institutions an opportunity to expand access, build skills, and strengthen pathways into AI-enabled careers. Institutions can leverage AI responsibly to better serve students by: Preparing students for an AI-enabled workforce: Integrate AI literacy and applied learning into curricula, align programs with labor market needs, and create department- and institution-wide policies that support workforce readiness. Enhancing institutional research and decision-making: Develop comprehensive AI strategies, build staff capacity, and use data and analytics to inform program design and improve student outcomes. Expanding personalized and proactive institutional support and student services : Implement AI-enabled advising, tutoring, predictive analytics, and chatbots to provide tailored guidance, identify learning gaps, and scale access to critical resources. Suggested Citation: Excelencia in Education. (2026). How Institutions Can Use AI to Intentionally Serve Latino, and All, Students . Washington, D.C.: Excelencia in Education. Return to Research Library Related Research by Issue Area - Education Pathways Financial Aid Institutional Practices Student Success Workforce

Excellence in teaching supports the realities of Latino, and all, students today and can directly impact persistence, graduation, and post-completion outcomes. < Back Latinos in Teaching and Learning Excelencia in Education March 2026 DOWNLOADS/LINKS Fact Sheet SHARE RESEARCH LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Copy link Overview Excellence in teaching directly impacts persistence, graduation, and post-completion outcomes for the post-traditional majority of students. Latinos represent a majority of these students–often balancing work, family, and financial responsibilities as they persist along their educational pathway. Investing in evidence-based teaching techniques, inclusive learning environments, and structured academic support prepares students with the skills and knowledge to succeed and compete in the workforce. This fact sheet presents Excelencia's insights on ways institutions can leverage teaching and learning strategies to advance academic success for Latino, and all, students. Institutional leaders, deans, department chairs, and faculty play a key role in developing inclusive, data-informed teaching and learning strategies by: Promoting student-centered professional development through centers for teaching and learning (CTLs) Supporting culturally responsive strategies through incentives for instructional and curricular redesign Using data to continuously improve teaching and learning Institutions are implementing intentional teaching and learning practices that advance academic excellence for Latino and other post-traditional students. The following are key examples: University of California, Berkeley - The Puente Project Indiana University Northwest - Pedagogical Interest Groups (PIGS) Georgia State University - Latinx Student Services and Outreach (LASSO) Suggested Citation: Excelencia in Education. (2026). Latinos in Teaching and Learning . Washington, D.C.: Excelencia in Education. Return to Research Library Related Research by Issue Area - Education Pathways Financial Aid Institutional Practices Student Success Workforce